St. Paul daily globe., 1887-05-10
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"A Brilliant Opening of the Carie-
ton Company's Return Engage-
ment---People Laugh and Per-
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a Brilliant Opening of the Carie-
ton Company's Return Engage
ment---People Laugh and Per-
spire to Their Hearts Content.
Notwithstanding the intensity of the
heat last evening large audience OF
st. PaulS most fashionable tlIeater-
goerS turned out to welcome the Carle
ton Opera company on the open
ing night of their return
engagement. "Erminie" was the
performance, and it was given with
an artistic touch, and finish which has
never as well repaid the audience
for turning out OH such hot night.
The first part of the introductory act
in "Ermine" is wholly descriptive and
usually does not awaken enthusiasm
in an audience. But from the time Miss
Rice introduced her interpOlated song i'll
the first act the performance
went with swing, and from that
to the end there was Il continuous round
of applause and roars of laughter from
the audience. 1t is rarely such an
entertainment is given here. The
hearty encore givento Miss Rice's
first song was an expression OF
the esteem in which this bright
little lady is held in st. Paul, and
tinued to be favorte. Her imperSOna-
ton of Javote was given with her
characteristic chic and brilliancy. There
is such an agreeable tone in her voice
that it makes no matter what part
she sings she never fails to please.
Miss Nincent'S Interpretation of
the leading role is as perfect
as art and nature combined can make
part. Her queenly stage presence and
graceful action make her an Ermlnie
whom viscount might be proud to
we'd. And then the quality of her voice
is so admirably suited to her numbers
that the part of Erninie was
constructed especially for her. The
au dience was liberal throughout the eI
tire performance i'll bestowing express
sions of its appreciation of Miss Vim
cents artistic merit, but her greatest
triumph was reserved for her singing of
the famous Lullaby Song" There
was tenderness in the tone of
her voice and All expression in her
sweet. good face which accorded
so well with the sentiment of the
delightful song, the effect could not be
otherwise than melting. The audience
hung in the profoundest. silence on the
melody of the song until the last note
died away. when there was burst
of applause which has seldom been
heard in that opera house. 1t was an
ovation.- Miss Wisdom was hardly re-
cOgniZable in the make up OF the prin-
cess, but she did the part with the ener-
getic hum0r which she always throws
into her characters. Miss Reaudt's
''CervisSe" was a finished impers0na-
ton, and, while the part is more limited
than the other principal characters. it
was so agreeably produced as to give
ample evidence that this excellent Mt
qualities which made her so
popular with st. Paul audiences
two or three years ago. Miss Jessie
Quigley as Marie and Miss Josie Bart
ley as Capt. Delauney were exceedingly
clever. The great comedy parts of Ra-
venues and C0deauX were played in
most admirable style and with infinite
humor by Mr.. Carleton and Mr.. Drew
respectively. Mr.. Carleton is so finished
and accomplished in all the arts of the
opera stage that he does everything on
the scale of artistic perfection His song
woman, Sweet Woman" i'll the
core. 1t is superb piece of vocaliZa-
ton. Charlie Drew is born comedian.
and fits into comedy part as if he had
been moulded in it. There is great
deal in his production of 'Codeaux"
to remind one of Francis Wilson, who
has acquired his great fame in that
pail. Mr.. Taylor's voice was little the
worse for an Omaha cold which he
brought along with him, and yet there
were enough of those clear, thrilling
notes for which he is famous to enchant
his hearers. Mr.. Murray is q new man
in the company who has taken
Mr.. Greensfelder's place. His part,
saving in the character of
the Chevalier, are so limited that his
audience was not able to judge OF the
quality of his voice. Mr.. Broderick
still remains as one of the staid props
of this excellent organization, and as
usual with him, did good work last night
IN Tire part of the Marquis de Ponmart.
Mr.. Ehrend acquitted himself
most creditably as Simon. Mr.. Garlic
ton has the reputation of always having
the best chorus of any organization i'll
this country, and that representation did
not suffer any last evening. ''Erminie"
will be repeated tonight and tomorrow